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Miser Money Stingy Maɪzər Liver Poorly Order Save

Front miser
Pron ['maɪzər]
Back 【MISER】
A miser liver poorly in order to save money and keep it.
吝惜鬼生活很差,只是为了省下钱存起来。
【重点词汇】
miser n. 吝啬鬼
Vocab
misera stingy hoarder of money and possessions (often living miserably)

A miser is someone who hoards his or her own wealth and doesn’t share or spend any of it. If you remember the old saying “You can’t take it with you!” — then you won't end up acting stingy like a miser.

The most famous fictional miser is probably Scrooge in Dickens’s A Christmas Carol. The image of his shivering with cold while he counts his coins illustrates the misery often associated with misers. To be a miser, your impulse to hoard means you won’t even indulge yourself by spending money for fear of depleting your stash.

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